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Inzamam flays PCB for banning rebel players
KARACHI, Jan 3: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Thursday said playing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) is not a crime and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has no legal authority to ban the ‘rebel’ players.... 
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Drop neutral umpires, pick the best: Waugh
SYDNEY, Jan 3: Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has backed the idea of doing away with neutral umpires, insisting the best umpires should supervise in high-profile games, such as the ongoing India-Australia Test series....
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NZC fears losing Bond to ICL
WELLINGTON, Jan 3: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) officials say they are powerless to stop fast bowler Shane Bond joining the rebel Twenty20 Indian Cricket League (ICL) if reports about his signing are true....
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England pair set for Bollywood debut
MANCHESTER (England), Jan 3: England fast bowling duo Sajid Mahmood and Simon Jones are among several Test cricketers set for on-screen roles in a new Bollywood movie about cricket....
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Laxman comes to India’s rescue with dazzling ton
SYDNEY, Jan 3: Vangipurappu Laxman led a spirited Indian counter-attack with his third consecutive century to temper Australia’s push for a record-equalling 16th straight Test victory in the second Test on Thursday....
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Prince, Boucher steer SA out of trouble
CAPE TOWN, Jan 3: Ashwell Prince and Mark Boucher ground out an unbeaten 87-run partnership to enable South Africa to seize a slight advantage as the second day of the second...
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Mixed fortunes for overage players as selectors name squad: Shafqat to captain juniors in 8-nation tourney
KARACHI, Jan 3: Overage players experienced mixed fortunes on Thursday as the hockey selectors axed three of them while still selecting two others in the junior squad for an eight-nation tournament in Kuala Lumpur starting from Jan 17....
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Kiwis promise more misery for Bangladesh
DUNEDIN (New Zealand), Jan 3: New Zealand have vowed to show no mercy when they take on Bangladesh in the first of two Tests, starting at the University Oval here on Friday....
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Quaid-i-Azam Trophy last round matches cancelled: HBL, SNGPL meet in final from Monday
LAHORE, Jan 3: While changing its earlier decision of holding the incomplete final round of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy championship matches all over again, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has instead cancelled...
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India hoping history repeats itself
SYDNEY, Jan 3: India are hoping that history will repeat itself after staging a brave fightback in the second Test against Australia on Thursday....
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Lawson offers to ease Australians’ apprehensions: Pakistan tour
SYDNEY, Jan 3: Geoff Lawson, the Pakistan coach, has offered to speak to Australia’s players to ease any concerns they have about their upcoming tour of Pakistan....
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Pakistan young guns off to solid start: British Junior Open squash
LONDON, Jan 3: Pakistani players made a winning start in the 2008 British Junior Open Squash Championships which got underway in Sheffield (England) from Wednesday....
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Serbia to face US in final: Hopman Cup
PERTH, Jan 3: Top seeds Serbia shrugged off Jelena Jankovic’s ongoing injury on Thursday to clinch a Hopman Cup final showdown with United States....
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Liverpool’s title hopes receive setback
LONDON, Jan 3: Liverpool’s Premier League title aspirations all but vanished on Wednesday with a 1-1 home draw against relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic which left them languishing 12 points behind leaders Arsenal....
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POA committee to resolve SOA crisis by holding polls
KARACHI, Jan 3: The Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) suffered yet another blow when its parent body, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), on Thursday constituted a three-member committee to hold the quadrennial elections and set the house in order....
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Army retain lead in Premier soccer league
LAHORE, Jan 3: While a dying minute goal by Imran Hussain, helped defending champions Army beat National Bank of Pakistan 1-0, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC)...
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National hockey preliminaries from 22nd
PESHAWAR, Jan 3: The 55th National Hockey Championship preliminary rounds will be played at three different centres from Jan 22 to 30....
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Schnyder sends Mauresmo packing to reach semis
GOLD COAST (Australia), Jan 3: Former world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo suffered a blow to her confidence before the Australian Open when she was beaten by Patty Schnyder in the quarter-finals of the Australian Hardcourt Championships on Thursday....
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Aisam wins in Chennai Open doubles
LAHORE, Jan 3: Pakistan’s ace Aisam-ul-Haq, partnering with Marin Cilic of Croatia, reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Chennai Open doubles, beating the Indian pair of Mustafa Ghouse and Karan Rastogi on Wednesday....
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Asif, Dhruvpal excel in Polo Cup
LAHORE, Jan 3: Four-goal Asif Tiwana and a half goal handicap were vital in giving Goodwill an 8- 1/2 -8 win against Allied Bank Limited (ABL) in the Polo Cup here on Thursday....
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Malisse sets up Youzhny clash
CHENNAI, Jan 3: Russian No 2 Mikhail Youzhny overcame early season rust to beat unseeded Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 and reach the ATP Chennai Open third round on Wednesday....
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Railways, Army and Wapda reach semis
LAHORE, Jan 3: Defending champions Army, Wapda and Railways marched into the semi-finals of the 47th National men’s basketball championship, winning their respective quarter-finals at the Railways Stadium here on Thursday....
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Choi officially declared dead
SEOUL, Jan 3: South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who fell into a coma after winning his WBO intercontinental flyweight title fight last week, was declared officially dead early on Thursday, a hospital spokesman said....
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